Feed conveyer for planers



April 14, 1925. 1,533,353

P. J. SMITH FEED CONVEYER FOR FLANERS Filed May 24, 1924 wir Patented een lll. 1925.

PHILIP J. SMITH, .OE SAGINAW, MICHIGAN,

FEED CONVE'YRLER PLANERS.

To all whom it may concer-n.'

Be it known that I, PHrLir J. SMITH, a citizen ot the United States, residing at finginuw, county of Saginaw, State of vMichiiran, have invented certain newv anduusetul linprorei'nents in .Feed Cnnneyers for llsne'rs, ot' which the followingis a specilication.

This invention relates tlan improved feed .conveyor Vfor planers,vthe saine Ibeing particularly an improvement upon .the struc -o a 1i# "d ,lilly 27, 1924.

The objects ot' the invention are: First, to provide .such `a cnveye-r .with an improved ,f construction' o'f feed dbg whereby the aree ot. thesnrfece' is more completely 4covered and a broader engage- -roent provided forthe-stock that is being fed.

Second, to provide such animproved construction and support tor 'the}'feed"'dog whereby the feed dog canho' readily, removed for sharpening or to hdrepleed hy' anew'dog. Further objects, and objects pertnining te details Will appear 'from the detailed de scription to follow.

I accomplish the' objects oft my invhtion hy the devices and meens'describedinfthe The invention, is; i

following specification. clerly defined and pointed outv in the claims.

A. structure which 'is a preferred'emhodi-- mentor" my invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing,'form1ng a partei? this appl1eat1on,-in which;

ig: I is a side elevetmnsection of an endless c onveyer with sprocket Ineens show#y in .gq the position of the hold-downyshoes. j

Fig. .Il is an enlarged detail inverted 1an view of a section of e. conveyor showing the not the feed dogs detached.'

dog.

staggered relation of the feed dogs to each other.

Fig. Ill is an inverted plan view of one Fig. IV is a detail of the pivet for the V 1s an enlarged detail sectional View with the dog'v shown 1n elevation, taken on line 5-5 of' Fig. .l, looking in the direc' tion of the arrows. c Y Y i/l is en .enlarged deteilfsetgionel ppearing in niy' Patent No. 1 ,fl95,816

Application led May 24, 1924. Serial No. 715,578.

View taken on line 6 -6 of Fig. Il, showing the relation oi' the parts, the dog; pivot shown exposed so that it may be readily 55 removed.

In the drawing similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views, and the sectional views are .taken looking in the direction of the little 60 arrows at the ends of the section lines. The parte of the drawing will be refererd to by their numbers;

1 is the conveyer chain made up of alter- @xtendinghcsses 6 et the rear end. The 70 sides 4 ext/endl et 41 into lugs between which is disposed the dog 7. A dog pivot 8 extends between the lugs ell, and the dog 7 is securedthereto by a ush set screw 9.

The dog is provided with 'forwardly point` 7f3 ingr teet-h17l and a forwardly projecting lug @strikes against the chain pintle 3 to limit f tiefe. downward moveiilent of the dog. A coiled spring-10 is irrl suitable seat 11 on fthemp'per side otl the front end of the c og in a spring seet therein.

The broad conveyor chain is carried by "t-he sprocket.v Wheels 14, the teeth 15 of one side of the other of the lugs 41, as many sprocket Wheels with teeth being provided as are necessary to eii'ectively support and 'drive the conveyer chain.

.f A hold-downshoe 16 is provided for the U0 Il body ofthe chain. This maybe one broad :shoe .or a series ofnarrow shoes holding vthe f` chain down to .its work at proper intervals as is necessary forthe work to be performed.

yEach dog is provided with a broad face D5 certainly en e'ngcd and carried forward. Oi' 10o course the (logre canhe made with straight. sides as appears. in my said former structure and the benefit of the removable feature he secured. The conveyor chain may be driven nate links 2 carried on long pintles 3. Each G5 the cross'weh '12 of fthe link and'enga es S0 which engage the rear end of each link at S5` by any means that will properly engage the sprocket Wheels, whether teeth or other means.

I desire to claim. my'inventin specifically land broadly as pointed out in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claimas new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. An endless feed conveyer chain with broad links each constituting a feed dog carrier, chain pintles for coupling the said links alternately together, dog carrying ears formed on the rear. of said links, feed dogs pivoted between said ears, short pivots' therethrough, the links being formed with laterally extended bosses at the rear extending at each side -o the said dog carrying ears, and. sprocket Wheels with teeth engag- Aing the said links at the side of the feed -dog supports, co-aoting as specified.

2. An endless feed conveyer chain conn prising dog carrier links, each said link being provided with rearwardly projecting dog carrying ears7 a feed V1og, a pivot therefor and lateral rear bosses, and a sprocket wheel with teeth disposed to engage said bosses.-

In witness whereof l have hereunto set my hand. A-

rninrr J. SMITH. [s 5.] 

